#511472#511472

#511472 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 34.6% C 0.151 H 310.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511472
RGB	rgb(81, 20, 114)
HSL	hsl(279, 70%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(279, 82%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 82.5%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.82, 43.34, -40.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.82, 59.56, 316.69°)
OKLab	oklab(34.56% 0.0973 -0.1159)
OKLCH	oklch(34.56% 0.151 310)
XYZ	xyz(6.6802, 3.4647, 16.2332)
Luminance	0.0347 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511472 #357214

analogous

#221472 #511472 #721464

triadic

#511472 #725114 #147251

tetradic

#511472 #722214 #357214 #146472

square

#511472 #722214 #357214 #146472

split-complementary

#511472 #647214 #147222

monochromatic

#12051A #2C0B3E #511472 #761DA6 #9B27D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.40

#511472 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.69

#511472 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511472

12.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511472	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511472	1.00	12.40	1.69	12.40
#FFFFFF	12.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003275

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003570

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C2C43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511472;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 20, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.6% 0.151 310.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#865a9b',
    500: '#511472',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511472;
$custom-light: #865a9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511472",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.936,
    "s": 70.149,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34563,
    "c": 0.15131,
    "h": 310
  },
  "luminance": 0.03465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511472

secondary

#60A839

accent

#ED3B79

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0E9F2

border

#CBC5CC

text

#0C040E

muted

#7D797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #511472

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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